Joan Rivers

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1933-06-08

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Joan Rivers

Biography

Joan Alexandra Molinsky, known professionally as Joan Rivers (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014) ,was an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host. She was noted for her often controversial comedic persona—heavily self-deprecating and sharply acerbic, especially towards celebrities and politicians.

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Acting History

2024
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy as Self (archive footage)
2024
Joan Rivers at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
2023
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed as Self (archive footage)
2023
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields as Self (archive footage)
2022
Dark Side of Comedy as Self (archive footage)
2022
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up as Self (archive footage)
2021
Live at Mister Kelly's as Self
2021
Parkinson at 50 as Self (archive footage)
2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It as Self (archive footage)
2020
Disclosure as Self (archive footage)
2020
Beastie Boys Story as Self (archive footage)
2017
Love, Sweat and Tears as Self
2016
The Last Laugh as Self
2014
Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? as Grandma Doyle
2014
Women Aren't Funny as Self
2014
The Story of The Swimmer as Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2013
Deal With It as Self
2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self
2013
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's as Self
2013
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley as Self
2013
Iron Man 3 as Joan Rivers
2013
Why We Laugh: Funny Women as Self
2013
The Jeselnik Offensive as Self
2012
Joan Rivers: Don't Start with Me as Self
2012
Vanilla Ice Archive as Self (archive footage)
2012
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night as Self
2011
Billy on the Street as Self
2011
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter as Self (archive footage)
2011
Tower Heist as Self
2011
The Smurfs as Party Guest
2011
The Undefeated as Self (archive footage)
2011
Growing Up Barnard
2011
Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?
2010
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps as Joan Rivers
2010
Hot in Cleveland as Anka
2010
Hot in Cleveland as Self
2010
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work as Self
2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
2009
Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers as Self
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009
Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik
2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self
2009
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America as Self - Comedienne
2008
Spaceballs: The Animated Series as Dot Matrix (voice)
2008
We Are Most Amused as Self
2008
Celebrity Family Feud as Self
2008
Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack as Herself - Hijacker
2007
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
2007
Say Yes to the Dress as Self
2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
2007
Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women as Self
2007
Shrink Rap as Self
2007
The Graham Norton Show as Self
2006
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy as Self
2006
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits as Self
2006
My Name is Jackie Beat
2006
Joan Rivers: Before Melissa Pulls the Plug as Self
2006
The Story of Light Entertainment as Self
2006
Another Audience with Joan Rivers as Self
2005
Joan Rivers: (Still A) Live at the London Palladium as Self
2005
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List as Self
2005
Nigella as Self
2005
8 Out of 10 Cats as Self
2005
Spaceballs: The Documentary as Self
2005
John Candy: Comic Spirit as Self
2004
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde as Self
2004
Project Runway as Self - Guest Judge
2004
Boston Legal as Self
2004
First Daughter as Joan Rivers
2004
The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
2004
Live at the Apollo
2004
Live at the Apollo as Self
2004
Joan Rivers Live at the Apollo as Self
2004
The Soup as Self
2004
Shrek 2 as Joan Rivers (voice)
2004
Dave the Barbarian as Ghost Mom (voice)
2004
Dave the Barbarian as Queen Zonthara (voice)
2004
Best Week Ever
2003
100 Greatest Sexy Moments as Self
2003
I'm with Her
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003
Nip/Tuck as Self
2003
Nip/Tuck as Joan Rivers
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2002
Cleavage as Self
2002
Less than Perfect as Louise
2002
Sylvester: Mighty Real as Self (archive footage)
2002
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
2002
V Graham Norton as Self
2002
Fashion Police as Host
2002
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' as Self
2001
Good Day Live as Self
2001
E! True Hollywood Story: Joan Rivers as Self
2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm as Joan Rivers
2000
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale as Spike (voice)
2000
Intern as Dolly Bellows
1999
Goosed as Blanche
1999
Knitwits Revisited as Becky
1998
Hollywood Squares
1998
So Graham Norton as Self - Guest
1997
The View as Self
1997
Knitwits as Becky
1996
Arthur as Bubby (voice)
1996
Suddenly Susan as Edie
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2 as Self (We Shall Be Free Music Video)
1995
Napoleon as Mother Penguin (voice)
1995
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Joan (voice)
1994
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
1994
Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story as Joan Rivers
1994
Serial Mom as Joan Rivers
1994
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras as Self - Presenter
1993
Intimate Portrait as Self
1992
Lady Boss as Bibi Grant
1992
Joan Rivers: Abroad in London as Self
1992
Rosa Does Joan as Herself
1991
Public Enemy #2 as Joan Rivers
1990
How to Murder a Millionaire as Irma
1990
Night of 100 Stars III as Self
1990
Comic Relief '90 as Self
1989
The Simpsons as Annie Dubinsky (voice)
1989
Look Who's Talking as Julie (voice) (uncredited)
1989
The Joan Rivers Show as Self - Host
1988
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special as Self
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz as Joan Rivers
1987
The Dame Edna Experience as Self
1987
Spaceballs as Dot Matrix (voice)
1987
Les Patterson Saves the World as President Rivers (uncredited)
1986
The Late Show as Self - Host
1986
WrestleMania II as Ring Announcer
1986
WrestleMania 2 as Self
1986
Predicaments as Host
1986
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special as Self
1984
The Muppets Take Manhattan as Perfume Saleswoman
1984
An Audience with Joan Rivers
1984
Garry Shandling: Alone in Vegas as Self
1983
The Bob Monkhouse Show as Self
1982
Wogan as Self
1981
Entertainment Tonight as Self
1981
Lily: Sold Out as Joan Rivers
1980
Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic
1979
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip as Self
1978
Rabbit Test as Second Nurse
1978
An Audience with... as Self
1977
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1974
Dinah! as Self
1973
Needles and Pins
1972
The Midnight Special as Self
1971
The Electric Company
1971
The Pearl Bailey Show as Self
1970
The Flip Wilson Show as Self
1969
The Jim Nabors Hour
1968
Here's Lucy as Joan Reynolds
1968
The Swimmer as Joan
1968
The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1967
The Carol Burnett Show as Self
1967
The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters
1965
Hootenanny a Go-Go as Self
1964
Another World as Meredith Dunston
1963
Miss USA as Commentator
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Guest Host
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Guest Hostess
1962
The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Hostess
1958
Kraft Music Hall as Self
1952
Today as Self
1951
Mister Universe as Teenage Girl in Audience
1949
The Emmy Awards as Self
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
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Untitled Joan Rivers Documentary as Self (archive footage)